The Future of our Democracies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction and Background

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 1-16

3. Model and Methods

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 17-39

4. Becoming a Young Party Member: Inheritance, Paths to Membership, and Political Socialisation

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 40-65

5. 24 Hours in the Life of a Young Party Member

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 66-103

6. How the Party Changed My Life?

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 104-135

7. Young Party Members and Their Party

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 136-161

8. Young Party Members and Their Democracy

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 162-194

9. Young Party Members and Their Future

   • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

   Pages 195-222

10. The Future of Our Democracies?

    • Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

    Pages 223-239

11. Back Matter

    Pages 240-250

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This book presents the results of a new comparative research project on the trajectories, motivations, perceptions and attitudes of young members (aged 18-25) of 15 different European political parties in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Norway and Hungary. The project combined a mass survey of 2919 young party members with 517 in-depth interviews.

• democracy
• European Politic
• perception

'Displaying a clear style and sound analysis [...] this volume provides a major contribution both at the theoretical and empirical levels.' - Political Studies Review

• London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison

MICHAEL BRUTER is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where he is also creating a new structure for research in electoral psychology. He has published books and articles on elections, public opinion, political identities, extreme right politics, political psychology and social science research methods, including Citizens of Europe? and Encyclopaedia of European Elections (edited with Yves Déloye).

SARAH HARRISON is Research Officer in Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, where she is also involved with the creation of a new structure for research in electoral psychology. She has published broadly on extreme right politics, party politics, elections, and political psychology.

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